196 Why the meek (hall inherit the earth. whereas if, you were but meeke Gods anger would be kindled for you,and do you not think that the anger of God being kin,!-- led againll those that do you wrong, will fooner right your caiife then when your own anger is kindled : and fo I ñnd that when David.ih the 38. Pf t 3. v. had wrong and yet was very: meek in his wrong, God was in_ereíled in the bufinefs. He complaines of his wrong before, My lovers and my friends Rand aloofe from ray fore, and my Iíi,n)"menland afarre off, they afro that feei¿e after my life lay. fnares for met and they that feeke my hurt fFeak,mifchievous things, and. imagine deceits all the day long: Well, was Davids fpirit Marred now in anger and fro - wardnefs.? No, But (faith he) I <ar a deaf man heard -not, and. Ias as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth; though they did fpeak,mifchievous things againfl me,.I; as a dumb man opened not my mouth, and mark in die 14. v:: 7 hus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whole mouth there are no reproofés, but then in the 1,5. v: For in thee O Lord doe I hope, thou wilt hhare, 0 Lord my God : Here's the reafon that made him fo meek, O Lord, faith he, when they thus fpeake againfi me and wronged me, I was as a deaf man, and i heard tot, I opened not my mouth, and the reafon why I did not, was becaufe I had a God to tad in : O you that are carnal , indeed, and know not the way of God, when you are angry you have nothing to help you, but the railing of the paifon of your anger, I but a Saint of God bath fomething elfe to help hi.r,faith Ely did hopein. thee O Lord, Thou wilt keare : Mark, I heard not, but Lord I hope in thee that thou oil, hear. The refs thou dolt hear whenthon art wronged, the more will Gdd hear. 0 that we had but fuch a fpirir as the Servants ofGod had in fórmertimes, Mofes, and David here,_O how do they inrerefiGod in die Caúfe. Sixthly,The meek (hall have blefíngs here upon theearth be- 'caufe there are fo-many gracious promifes, (befides this)made to them ofvery great mercy that will helpe them even indie earth. This promife that you have heare, it is in the 37: Pfal: r i . verf. It is a promife that was in the time of the Law, and mark, Chrifl would (hew that the Intale is not cut off; it is re- awed aaine in the Gafpel, though the promife of. outivrard things;.
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